Archive for November 20th, 2009

Share your holiday slip-ups

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Maybe it was a pudding that didn't jell and a turkey full of the internal organs you forgot to remove. Maybe it was an aunt who had too much eggnog and started snoring into the yams. Or maybe it was the year you decided to leave it all behind, only to miss your flight. »

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Max mall routes alter for holiday

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Modesto's MAX buses will adjust their routes on most lines serving Vintage Faire Mall on Thanksgiving weekend. »

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SEC says SD County man targeted Somalis with fraud

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a San Diego County man with securities fraud, saying he targeted Somali immigrants in San Diego and Seattle. »

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Sacramento officer accused of abusing girlfriend

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A Sacramento police officer has been arrested on suspicion of abusing his girlfriend. »

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Palm Springs Business Hit By Robber

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Police say no one was hurt in a hold-up at the Plaza Resort and Spa, early this morning. »

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UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said. »

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No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Federal prosecutors on Friday said they would not appeal a judge's dismissal of a Missouri mother's convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide. »

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No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Federal prosecutors will not appeal a judge's dismissal of a Missouri mother's convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide. »

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No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Federal prosecutors will not appeal a judge's dismissal of a Missouri mother's convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide. »

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Cruise waiter acquitted in LA of sexual assault

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A Princess Cruises crew member has been acquitted of the sexual assault of a female passenger. »

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Cruise waiter acquitted in LA of sexual assault

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A Princess Cruises crew member has been acquitted of the sexual assault of a female passenger. »

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Dozens occupying UC Berkeley building arrested

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Officials say dozens of people occupying a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts have been arrested. »

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Former California Assemblyman Nao Takasugi dies

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Former state Assemblyman Nao Takasugi (NAH'-oh tah-kah-SOO'-gee), who was sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, has died. He was 87. »

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Former California Assemblyman Nao Takasugi dies

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Former state Assemblyman Nao Takasugi (NAH'-oh tah-kah-SOO'-gee), who was sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, has died. He was 87. »

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Unemployment spikes in Stanislaus and neighboring counties

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The Central Valley and foothill counties saw their jobless rate spike in October, as the seasonal summer work ended and slower winter employment months began. »

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